Health data quality improvement by comparing administrative medical data and billing data

Automatisierte Leistungsübermittlung in der Strahlenheilkunde

“…Auswahl der Leistungen über strukturierten Klartext. für alle Personen, die an der Leistungserbringung beteiligt sind, besteht darin, dass alle erbrachten Leistungen dokumentiert werden müssen, und zwar unabhängig davon, ob diese Leistungen abrechnungsfähig sind oder nicht [2,14].…”

Towards an evaluation framework for information quality management (IQM) practices for health information systems – evaluation criteria for effective IQM practices

“…Human factors such as lack of awareness, lack of education and insufficient or poor communication are among the hindrances to good IQ in health care organization. The health care professionals should have a continual education in quality standards and a clear understanding of the information used during data entry [19], and it is important for the health care professionals to have awareness of quality issues when entering information into HIS by understanding and using it correctly [20]. However, education and awareness are not enough if they lack motivation.…”

“…However, education and awareness are not enough if they lack motivation. Motivation can be increased by regular feedback and updates on the IQ among the physicians and nurses [19]. Frequent meetings, collaboration and communication are among the important aspects that can motivate health care professionals to produce high‐standard IQ.…”

“…Information behaviour criteria include education and training on quality medical information, quality awareness and motivation to produce quality information. For example, continual education and clear definition of the medical code used during data entry are crucial in handling medical information [19]. Awareness about the quality of information created and used is considered important to the attitude that HIS users should have.…”

“…The information must be patient centred, and must fit the IQ requirements, and the data sources should be well known [33]. As for motivation, it can be increased by frequent data audit, data validation, and meetings among the management team with the physicians to regularly feedback on the IQ and the impacts on the hospital [19]. Last, information customer satisfaction means the quality of the information produced meets the expectations and fits the tasks of the information users and other stakeholders [10,12].…”